Open MIC: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices

by Mitali Perkins

Book Overview

"Will leave readers thinking about the ways that humor can be a survival tool in a world that tends to put people in boxes." -- Publishers Weekly Listen in as ten YA authors--some familiar, some new--use their own brands of humor to share stories about growing up between cultures. Edited by acclaimed author and speaker Mitali Perkins, this collection of fiction and nonfiction uses a mix of styles as diverse as their authors, from laugh-out-loud funny...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763690953
• ISBN13: 9780763690953
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher